Tubman will be the first African-American to be featured on American currency. She is also the second female to be featured on paper notes. Martha Washington was briefly on a special $1 silver note that was printed between 1896 and 1957.

Tubman becomes thanks the fourth woman ever to be featured on American currency. Following Martha Washington on the $1 bill, between 1979 and 1981 the Treasury minted a dollar coin featuring Susan B. Anthony and since 2000, a gold dollar coin featuring Sacagawea.